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1. Adding Up ...............................................................................
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1. English Animal Idioms ...................................................................
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elementary-1
1.
Answers Index
Adding Up
Q1
I cannot understand why she did that, it really doesn't add up.
(a) doesn't calculate
(c) doesn't make sense
Q2
All the students got high marks in the test but Mary stood out.
(a) got a lot of marks
(c) got very good marks
Q3
He has sold his house and has no job and so now he has next to nothing.
(a) he is unemployed
(c) he has a few things
Q4
Q5
(b) slowly
(c) easily
I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are home and dry.
(a) have not got wet
(c) have been successful
Q6
You will not slip over because the floor is as dry as a bone.
(a) completely hard
Q9
Q8
He is the man who owns all the land and is the big fish around here.
(a) the fat man
Q7
(d) directly
He kept saying he didn't do it but in the end he said he had done it.
(a) at the end
(b) finally
(c) at last
Q10 I know you are very sorry that you broke the pot but accidents will happen.
(a) things will take place
(c) things take place often
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intermediate-1
2.
Answers Index
Up to his ears
Q1
He's up to his ears in work and cannot possibly see you now.
(a) fully occupied with
Q2
(d) pick me up
(b) utterly
(c) directly
(d) simply
As she is new to the job I would ask you to keep an eye on her for the time being.
(a) look at
Q6
(b) help me
The manager dismissed the new proposal out of hand and said that it was not at all practical.
(a) quickly
Q5
I prefer to talk to people face to face rather than to talk on the phone.
(a) in person
Q4
Q3
(b) consider
(c) check
(d) observe
The opposition in parliament accused the government of playing games and refusing to accept the
seriousness of the situation.
(a) being light hearted
Q7
The police advised them to go down to the cellar in order to be out of harm's way.
(a) away from the noise
Q9
He accused her of talking through her hat and refused to accept a word of what she said.
(a) talking sense
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I'd give my right arm if I could get tickets for that concert.
(a) do absolutely anything
(c) do something stupid
Q10 You can always rely on Fred to put his foot in it and come out with a remark like that.
(a) tread on somebody
(c) say something embarrassing
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advanced-1
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Answers Index
There are times when you must decide and take the bull by the horns.
(a) make the right decision
(c) make a bold decision
Q2
Q3
No-one ever mentions him because he's regarded as the black sheep of the family.
(a) the one with a sense of humour
(c) the one who is always late
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I shouldn't go outside without a raincoat because it's raining cats and dogs.
(a) it's just started to rain
(c) it's raining very heavily
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You shouldn't sign there I think he's about to make a monkey out of you.
(a) to make a fool of you
(c) to make you feel stupid
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It's a lovely house and very big but nobody uses it so it's a bit of a white elephant.
(a) something very beautiful and useful
(c) something very cheap and useless
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When the business folded, he took the lion's share of the assets.
(a) the easiest part
Q8
Without my glasses I can't see where I'm going in fact I'm as blind as a bat.
(a) very short sighted
Q9
I get very irritated sometimes because they're always up with the lark and I like to lie in.
(a) up very easily
Q10 I would advise you to do that as well and in that way you'll kill two birds with one stone.
(a) get things done twice
(c) get two things done at the same time
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elementary-1
1.
Questions Index
Adding Up
A1
I cannot understand why she did that, it really doesn't make sense.
answer: (c) doesn't make sense
A2
All the students got high marks in the test but Mary got the most marks of all.
answer: (d) got the most marks of all
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He has sold his house and has no job and so now he has almost no money.
answer: (b) he has almost no money
A4
A5
I think we can safely say now that we have got our money back, we are have been successful.
answer: (c) have been successful
A6
He is the man who owns all the land and is the important man around here.
answer: (c) the important man
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A8
You will not slip over because the floor is totally dry.
answer: (c) totally dry
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A10 I know you are very sorry that you broke the pot but things do occur.
answer: (b) things do occur
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intermediate-1
2.
Questions Index
Up to his ears
A1
He's fully occupied with work and cannot possibly see you now.
answer: (a) fully occupied with
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A3
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The manager dismissed the new proposal utterly and said that it was not at all practical.
answer: (b) utterly
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As she is new to the job I would ask you to observe on her for the time being.
answer: (d) observe
A6
The opposition in parliament accused the government of being light hearted and refusing to accept the
seriousness of the situation.
answer: (a) being light hearted
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He accused her of talking nonsense and refused to accept a word of what she said.
answer: (c) talking nonsense
A8
The police advised them to go down to the cellar in order to be away from danger.
answer: (d) away from danger
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A10 You can always rely on Fred to say something embarrassing and come out with a remark like that.
answer: (c) say something embarrassing
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Questions Index
There are times when you must decide and make a bold decision.
answer: (c) make a bold decision
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He never does what he wants really because his freedom is always curtailed.
answer: (d) never does what he wants
A3
No-one ever mentions him because he's regarded as the one with a bad reputation.
answer: (b) the one with a bad reputation
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A5
You shouldn't sign there I think he's about to make a fool of you.
answer: (a) to make a fool of you
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It's a lovely house and very big but nobody uses it so it's something very expensive and useless.
answer: (d) something very expensive and useless
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When the business folded, he took the biggest part of the assets.
answer: (c) the biggest part
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Without my glasses I can't see where I'm going in fact I'm very short sighted.
answer: (a) very short sighted
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I get very irritated sometimes because they're always up very early and I like to lie in.
answer: (b) up very early
A10 I would advise you to do that as well and in that way you'll get two things done at the same time.
answer: (c) get two things done at the same time
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